Arizona teenagers on thin ice rescued

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Two teenagers clung precariously to a dead tree for two hours as they waited to be rescued by emergency workers.

January 04, 2013

A firefighter in a waterproof suit crossed a partially frozen Arizona lake to help rescue two teenagers who had spent at least two frigid hours hanging onto a dead tree after ice began to crack, authorities said Thursday.

A third teen who had stayed on the bank of Fool Hollow Lake, near Show Low, called for help Wednesday, while the other two clung to the tree, authorities said.